Book History Online
Access: Publicly available resource
Description: The BHO database contains over 28,000 records for books and articles on the history of the printed book and libraries worldwide. The files can be searched by names of authors, editors, title words (including periodicals), classification, geographical keywords, names of persons (printers, publishers etc.), firms and institutions, and by subjects and words in annotations. Subjects covered by BHO include all scholarly valuable books and articles relating to the history of the printed book and libraries, and to book production, distribution, conservation, description and analysis. Also included are articles referring to the history of the arts, crafts, techniques, and equipment in relation to books, and to the book and library in their economic, social and cultural environment.
Book History Online (BHO) is designed, managed, maintained and published by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands.
Coverage: 1990 to present
Subject(s):
Bibliographic Tools
Education, Library Science & Mass Communication
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Other Related Links:
The Center For The Book (Library of Congress)
